EP2461718A2 - Multi-lobe, grooved cosmetic applicator brush - Google Patents
Multi-lobe, grooved cosmetic applicator brushInfo
- Publication number
- EP2461718A2 EP2461718A2 EP10807301A EP10807301A EP2461718A2 EP 2461718 A2 EP2461718 A2 EP 2461718A2 EP 10807301 A EP10807301 A EP 10807301A EP 10807301 A EP10807301 A EP 10807301A EP 2461718 A2 EP2461718 A2 EP 2461718A2
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- Prior art keywords
- lobes
- brush
- application
- cosmetic applicator
- feed
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
- A46B3/18—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
- A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
- A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
- A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
- A46B9/028—Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
- A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
Definitions
- the present invention relates generally to brush constructions. More particularly, disclosed and protected herein is a cosmetic applicator brush with multiple lobes separated by interspersed grooves to permit the retention and application of makeup product in an efficient and advantageous manner.
- Cosmetic dispensers for mascara and other liquid or pasty cosmetics commonly are founded on two structures: a container or bottle and a cap that retains a rod or wand for being dipped into a volume of cosmetic retained within the container.
- a brush or other structure capable of retrieving cosmetic from the open inner volume of the bottle and applying the cosmetic to a body surface is retained at the distal end of the wand for dipping into the volume of cosmetic. Consequently, when the brush is dipped in the cosmetic, it becomes loaded with the liquid or pasty substance.
- the wand and brush are then withdrawn from the container, typically after passing through a wiper for removing excess cosmetic from the brush. With this, the user is able to undertake a controlled application of the cosmetic.
- the cosmetic dispenser can be sealed during periods of nonuse by a threaded engagement between the cap and a neck of the bottle.
- mascara brushes have remained fundamentally similar to the twisted wire arrangement disclosed at least as early as 1964 in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 3,214,782.
- a typical twisted wire arrangement a plurality of individual bristles are retained between a metal wire that is folded over and then twisted to form a helical core.
- the bristles are clamped between the wires and are flared radially outwardly from the core to produce a brush with a substantially round cross-section.
- the brush can be employed in the successful application of the cosmetic.
- Mascara is commonly applied in such a manner as are other liquid, semi-liquid, pasty and other cosmetics, including, by way of example and not limitation, lip gloss, concealer, and eye shadow.
- the cosmetic applicators of the prior art have been substantially limited in their ability to adapt to different application goals.
- the typical cosmetic applicator brush will normally be evenly loaded with cosmetic about its circumference and will present a substantially identical application surface without regard to the orientation of the brush. With this, the user cannot vary the characteristics of the brush in its application of cosmetic.
- Cosmetic brushes have been disclosed, such as in French Patent Nos. 2,605,505 and 2,715,038, where one or more concave notches are formed in a brush head formed by bristles extending radially from a central core.
- the notches ostensibly hold some of the cosmetic product for application to a person's eyelashes or otherwise.
- the notches seek to enable a user to vary the application of the makeup, such as with more or less product being applied or with a greater or lesser lengthening effect.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,918,994 to Gueret sought to improve over these constructions with the disclosure of a brush that has at least one notch with at least two secant faces that define a trough line. The two faces are asymmetric and form an angle at their intersection of between 60 and 180 degrees.
- the present inventors set forth with the fundamental object of providing a cosmetic applicator brush that provides multiple cosmetic applicator performance characteristics in a single brush.
- a more particular object of embodiments of the invention is to provide a cosmetic applicator brush where performance and product application characteristics can be varied smoothly and progressively.
- a further object of embodiments of the invention is to provide a cosmetic applicator brush that enables the achievement of a finished appearance expeditiously with as few introductions of the applicator brush into the mascara reservoir as possible.
- a related object of the invention is to provide a cosmetic applicator brush with multiple applicator lobes separated by interspersed feed grooves whereby volumes of cosmetic material can be retained in the applicator feed grooves for subsequent application and whereby multiple, varied surfaces are presented by the applicator brush bristles.
- a related object of embodiments of the invention is to provide a cosmetic applicator brush that enables the optimal application of makeup, such as to eyelashes, so that they are optimally loaded and separated.
- a basic embodiment of the invention essentially comprises a cosmetic applicator brush for providing multiple cosmetic applicator performance characteristics in a single brush.
- the brush is founded on an elongate, axially rectilinear applicator core that retains a plurality of bristles to form a brush head with a tip and a body portion. So retained, the bristles of the body portion define a brush head cross section.
- the brush head cross section has a first lobe and a second lobe.
- the first and second lobes are separated by first and second feed grooves, each feed groove with first and second legs that terminate in a base portion.
- the first lobe has a first application surface adjacent to the first feed groove that is formed in part by a leg of the first feed groove, a second application surface adjacent to the second feed groove that is formed in part by a leg of the second feed groove, and a peripheral application surface between and contiguous with the first and second application surfaces of the first lobe.
- the second lobe has a first application surface adj acent to the first feed groove that is formed in part by a leg of the first feed groove, a second application surface adjacent to the second feed groove that is formed in part by a leg of the second feed groove, and a peripheral application surface between and contiguous with the first and second application surfaces of the second lobe.
- embodiments of the applicator core can comprise two strands of metal wire twisted to form a helical core.
- the bristles can project radially from the core with their central portions disposed between the two strands of metal wire.
- the first and second application surfaces of the first and second lobes can be arcuate at least adjacent to the respective peripheral application surfaces of the first and second lobes. Furthermore, the peripheral application surfaces of the first and second lobes can be arcuate. With this, the first application surface, the peripheral application surface, and the second application surface of each of the first and second lobes cooperate to define a smooth, substantially continuous bulbous surface.
- the peripheral application surfaces of the first and second lobes can be substantially similar in radius and the first and second application surfaces of the first and second lobes can have portions of lesser radii of curvature than the radius of the peripheral application surfaces thereby facilitating the bulbous shape of the lobes.
- the first and second lobes can define substantially smooth cross sections devoid of sharp edges and sharp changes in direction entirely from the bases of the first and second feed grooves through the first application surfaces, to the peripheral surface portions, and through the second application surfaces.
- the first and second lobes can be substantially similar in cross-sectional shape and disposed in opposition with central portions disposed 180 degrees apart.
- the lobes can each have a width of approximately 65 percent of the effective diameter of the brush head defined as the distance between central portions of the peripheral application surfaces of the first and second lobes.
- the base portions of the first and second feed grooves are disposed in general opposition and are separated by a distance approximately 10.5 percent of the effective diameter of the brush head.
- the base portions of the first and second feed grooves can preferably be separated by approximately 32 percent of the width of each lobe.
- the brush head cross section can again have multiple lobes substantially identical in cross-sectional shape.
- the lobes in such constructions can be separated by V-shaped feed grooves with each feed groove having first and second legs that terminate in a base portion.
- Each lobe can have a first application surface formed in part by a leg of an adjacent feed groove, a second application surface formed in part by a leg of a succeeding, adjacent feed groove, and an arcuate peripheral application surface between and contiguous with the first and second application surfaces.
- the first, second, and third feed grooves and the first, second, and third lobes can be evenly spaced at 120 degree intervals, and the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves can meet the peripheral application surfaces at sharp combing edges.
- the first, second, third, and fourth feed grooves and the first, second, third, and fourth lobes can be evenly spaced at 90 degree intervals, and the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves can again meet the peripheral application surfaces at sharp combing edges.
- FIG. 1 is a view in front elevation of a cosmetic applicator brush according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a view in side elevation of the cosmetic applicator brush of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a partially sectioned view in side elevation of a cosmetic applicator brush according to the present invention retained by an applicator wand with a cosmetic bottle cap;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an alternative cosmetic applicator brush as taught herein;
- FIG. 5 is a view in front elevation of the cosmetic applicator brush of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 is a view in side elevation of the cosmetic applicator brush of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another cosmetic applicator pursuant to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a view in front elevation of the cosmetic applicator brush of FIG. 7;
- FIG. 9 is a view in side elevation of the cosmetic applicator brush of FIG. 7.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 an embodiment of a cosmetic applicator brush pursuant to the present invention is indicated generally at 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the cosmetic applicator brush 10 is founded on two strands of metal wire that are twisted to form a helical, axially rectilinear core 34.
- the two strands of metal wire may be separate or formed by folding over a single strand of wire.
- Bristles 32 are retained to project radially from the helical core 34, such as by having central portions thereof disposed between the longitudinally communicating wire core 34.
- First and second end portions of the bristles 32 are flared generally radially or laterally therefrom.
- the bristles 32 are disposed from adjacent to a tip 50 of the cosmetic applicator brush 10 to a given position along the wire core 34 over a length of the cosmetic applicator brush 10. With this, the brush head is formed.
- the wire core 34 and thus the bristles 32 forming the brush head will typically be retained by a wand 44 as shown in FIG. 3 for enabling a dipping into a cosmetic container (not shown) and for enabling the application of retained cosmetic to a desired location, such as to the eyelashes or eyebrows of a user.
- the base portion of the wire core 34 can be inserted into the distal end of the wand 44 and retained by any suitable method, such as by adhesive, heat welding, mechanical fasteners, molding, crimping, a combination thereof, or any other effective arrangement.
- the proximal end of the wand 44 has a threaded base cup 48 fixed thereto, such as by being integrally formed therewith.
- a cylindrical cap 46 matingly receives and retains the base cup 48.
- the threaded base cup 48 can threadedly engage a threaded neck of a cosmetic bottle (not shown) to seal the contents thereof.
- the bristles 32 are disposed in a cross-sectional pattern having first and second bulbous lobes 16 and 18 separated by first and second feed grooves 12 and 14. More particularly, the first feed groove 12 is disposed between a first application surface 20 of the first lobe 16 and a first application surface 22 of the second lobe 18. The second feed groove 14 is disposed between a second application surface 24 of the first lobe 16 and a second application surface 26 of the second lobe 18. As best perceived by reference to FIG. 2, the bristles 32 of the brush head taper longitudinally toward the brush tip 50 in a frusto-conical manner.
- first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 and the first and second lobes 16 and 18 are substantially straight and communicate in parallel over substantially the entire length of the brush head of the cosmetic applicator brush 10.
- the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 are evenly spaced 180 degrees apart and are substantially similar in cross-sectional shape but are disposed in opposition.
- the first and second lobes 16 and 18 are evenly spaced at 180 degrees apart.
- the lobes 16 and 18 are substantially similar in cross-sectional shape while being disposed in opposition.
- the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 are generally V-shaped or U-shaped with the legs of each feed groove 12 and 14 forming a portion of the first and second application surfaces 20, 22, 24, and 26 of the first and second lobes 16 and 18.
- the first and second lobes 16 and 18 have bulbous cross sections.
- the first and second lobes 16 and 18 thus have arcuate first application surfaces 20 and 22 to a first side thereof and arcuate second application surfaces 24 and 26 to a second side thereof.
- the first and second lobes 16 and 18 have peripheral surface portions 28 and 30 disposed in opposition.
- the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30 are substantially similar in radius such that they form portions of a hypothetical circumference.
- the first and second lobes 16 and 18 thus present substantially smooth profiles devoid of edges and sharp changes in direction from the bases of the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 through the first application surfaces 20 and 22, to the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30, and through the second application surfaces 24 and 26.
- the first and second application surfaces 20, 22, 24, and 26 are disposed inside of the hypothetical circumference to the bases of the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14. Particularly where the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 are U-shaped, a reverse curve can be considered to be defined by a base of each groove 12 and 14 in combination each adjacent arcuate application surface 20, 22, 24, and 26.
- first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 and the first and second lobes 16 and 18 could be varied within the scope of the invention except as it may be expressly limited to achieve desired performance goals.
- the number of feed grooves 12 and 14 and lobes 16 and 18 could be varied as could the shape of each.
- the spacing of the feed grooves 12 and 14 and the lobes 16 and 18 could be other than even.
- the relative depths of the feed grooves 12 and 14 could be adjusted based on numerous factors, including the cosmetic substrate and to achieve desired performance characteristics.
- the first feed groove 12 could differ in shape, depth, or otherwise from the second feed groove 14, and the first lobe 16 could differ in shape, size, and otherwise from the second lobe 18.
- the first and second lobes 16 and 18 in the present embodiment have a width of approximately 65 percent of the diameter of the circumference along which the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30 are disposed.
- the base of the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 each dips to approximately 10.5 percent of the diameter established by the circumference.
- the bases of the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 are separated by approximately 32 percent of the width of the lobes 16 and 18.
- the bristles 32 of the cosmetic applicator brush 10 can be formed from any suitable material or variety of materials and can have any cross-sectional configuration and end treatment, if any.
- bristles 32 could be filamentary.
- Bristles 32 could have solid round cross sections, hollow cross sections, or non-round cross sections.
- Bristles 32 could be of any color or combination of colors, which could correlate or not correlate to the configuration and application purpose of the bristles 32.
- the feed grooves 12 and 14 and the first and second lobes 16 and 18 can be formed and shaped in any appropriate manner, including by one or more cutting processes, by initial formation, or by any other effective method or combination thereof.
- the brush head of the cosmetic applicator brush 10 can be dipped into cosmetic material, which may be retained within a cosmetic bottle (not shown). With that, a volume of cosmetic will be retained on the bristles 32 of the brush head. Excess material is wiped from the bristles 32 by a wiper disposed within or adjacent to the neck of the bottle. Cosmetic material remaining on the bristles 32 of the brush head is thus removed from the open inner volume of the bottle for application to a desired location, such as to the eyelashes or eyebrows of a user.
- the brush head of the cosmetic applicator provides multiple performance benefits.
- the surfaces and surface portions 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 can be successively employed or employed in a desired sequence.
- Each surface and surface portion 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 provides a fresh application surface and, potentially, a different material application characteristic.
- the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30 could be used for the initial application of product, and the first and second application surfaces 20, 22, 24, and 26 of the lobes 16 and 18 could be employed to lift and curl a user's eyelashes.
- first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 By providing first and second feed grooves 12 and 14, a residual volume of cosmetic material can be retained therein for replenishing the first and second application surfaces 20, 22, 24, and 26 and, to a lesser extent, the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30.
- the improved loading thus provided by the first and second feed grooves 12 and 14 thereby enables improved product payoff on the user's eyelashes or elsewhere.
- the cosmetic applicator brush 10 can permit enhanced volumizing and profile building as a result of the added product retained by the feed grooves 12 and 14.
- the unique application characteristics of the arcuate surfaces and surface portions 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 can be employed in achieving combing and lengthening of a user's eyelashes or other desired location.
- the arcuate edges presented by the lobes 16 and 18 is designed to produce a grabbing of the eyelashes or other hair as the hair is coated with cosmetic product. Residual product is supplied as necessary from the feed grooves 12 and 14, and the hair is ideally lengthened by frictional engagement with the bristles 32 forming the first and second lobes 16 and 18.
- the transitions between the first and second application surfaces 20, 22, 24, and 26 and the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30 is smooth, continuous, and devoid of sharp angles. With that, smooth and substantially continuous variations in product application characteristics can be achieved by an adjustment in angular orientation of the brush head relative to a user's hair.
- first and second application surfaces 20, 22, 24, and 26 and the peripheral surface portions 28 and 30 permit progressive access to additional cosmetic product disposed in the feed grooves 12 and 14. This is believed to represent an improvement over the severe angles presented by cosmetic brushes of the prior art.
- the cosmetic applicator brush 10 thus described may be considered to be particularly advantageous for a plurality of reasons.
- the lobes and feed grooves may differ in number, in shape, and in relative disposition.
- FIGS. 4 through 6 One alternative example of the mascara applicator brush 10 is depicted in FIGS. 4 through 6.
- the cosmetic applicator brush 10 has first, second, and third lobes 16, 18, and 52 that are separated by first, second, and third feed grooves 12, 14, and 54.
- the first, second, and third feed grooves 12, 14, and 54 in this embodiment are V-shaped and are defined by first and second application surfaces to opposed sides of the base of the V shape.
- the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, and 54 are substantially straight surfaces when viewed in cross section as shown in FIG. 5.
- the first, second, and third feed grooves 12, 14, and 54 and the first, second, and third lobes 16, 18, and 52 are evenly spaced at 120 degree intervals and communicate longitudinally along the brush head in a substantially straight and parallel manner.
- the first, second, and third lobes 16, 18, and 52 have arcuate peripheral surface portions 28, 30, and 56 that form portions of a hypothetical circumference, and the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, and 54 project at a given angle inwardly of the circumference to a maximum depth of the feed grooves 12, 14, and 54. It will be noted that the width and depth of the feed grooves 12, 14, and 54 and the angles of the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, and 54 can be varied based on, for example, the substrate employed and desired material application characteristics.
- the sharp combing edges can thus provide additional material application characteristics.
- the sharp combing edges can be used to define the user's hair and to smooth out and potentially remove any clumped cosmetic material.
- FIGS. 7 through 9 A further embodiment of the mascara applicator brush 10 is shown in FIGS. 7 through 9.
- first, second, third and fourth lobes 16, 18, 52, and 58 there are first, second, third and fourth lobes 16, 18, 52, and 58.
- the lobes 16, 18, 52, and 58 are separated by first, second, third and fourth feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60.
- the first, second, third, and fourth feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 are again V-shaped. Each has first and second legs that form first and second application surfaces to opposed sides of the base of the V shape.
- the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 present substantially straight surfaces when viewed in cross section as shown in FIG. 8.
- the first, second, third, and fourth feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 and the first, second, third, and fourth lobes 16, 18, 52, and 58 are evenly spaced at 90 degree intervals and communicate longitudinally along the brush head in a substantially straight and parallel manner.
- the first, second, third, and fourth lobes 16, 18, 52, and 58 have peripheral surface portions 28, 30, 56, and 62 that form arcuate portions of a hypothetical circumference.
- the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 project at a given angle inwardly of the circumference to a maximum depth of the feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60.
- the width and depth of the feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 and the angles of the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 can be varied based on, for example, the substrate employed and desired material application characteristics.
- the first and second application surfaces of the feed grooves 12, 14, 54, and 60 again meet the peripheral surface portions 28, 30, 56, and 62 at sharp combing edges thereby permitting additional material application characteristics as described hereinabove.
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